Over a lunch of lamb stew at a French restaurant in Amherst's downtown, Mr. Andresen considers deflation.

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We ate rustic abgoosht lamb stew, scoped out Persian markets, learned to make baghali polo rice with fava beans and dill.

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We'd go to Mass, have my mother's Guinness stew or spring lamb and go to see the parade.

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